Sporting a tattoo of Lozada on his leg, Johnson admitted, as he did on Twitter, that he was more than complicit in his demise. “I'm sure some opinions on me might have changed because of the things that have happened.”

Johnson, who said he’s “sexy” at 34, said he can still “make love to the grass” by running routes and playing in the NFL despite last season’s unsuccessful run with the New England Patriots and his brief stay with the Dolphins. He was funny — offensive coordinator Mike Sherman said that Johnson had texted “I’m open” — and introspective.

“How did I even get to this point?” he said. “Somewhere along the way I lost focus. I lost something that I love. I lost two things I love because of my immature actions. I'm going to get both of those things back, one step at a time.”